Theodore "Theo" Mollenbrink was born 24 Aug 1851 in Germany. He died 20 Jul 1906 in buried at Custer Cemetary, Custer City, South Dakota. Theodore married Nancy Alice Sharp on 29 Aug 1875 in Harrison County, Indiana.

1990 Census:  Family living in Hill City Precinct, Pennington County, North Dakota.

Oddly enough, there are TWO census records for Theodore Mollenbrink and his family for 1900.  Even though the names are identical on both, they're from Pennington County and Custer county and the birth years are very different.  I can't think of any good reason why this happened except that maybe the census takes visited his house on one day and his place of employment on the next day.  I have both copies of the census record if anyone is interested in seeing them.  Email me at donnaatomkins at aol dot com.

Theodore came to the usa (from Germany) in 1865 or 1872 (depending on which 1990 census you look at).  Both of his parents are German.  In 1900, he was employed as a Teamster.

Marriage Record Location:    Harrison County, Indiana
Original Record Located: Corydon Compiled by Indiana Works Projects Administration 1941
Spouse 1:    Theodore Mollenbrink
Spouse 2:    Alice Sharp  
Marriage Date:    29 Aug 1875  
County:    Harrison  
Book:    G  
Original Source Page:    286

Nancy Alice Sharp [Parents] was born 1854 or 1855 in Crawford, Indiana. She died 1927 in buried at Custer Cemetery, Custer City, South Dakota. Nancy married Theodore "Theo" Mollenbrink on 29 Aug 1875 in Harrison County, Indiana.

In the 1880 census, Nancy and her family are living in Spencer, Harrison, Indiana.  She's married and has three small children "Mary E, Ettie M, and Lecettie".

In the 1910 census, Alice is widowed and living with her youngest two sons.  
She indicated 8 children/8 living.

Abraham Sharp [Parents] was born about 1823 in Indiana (possibly). He died 1870. Abraham married Mary Hottel on 7 Sep 1850 in Crawford, Indiana.

Mary Hottel [Parents] was born 8 Sep 1833 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana. She married Abraham Sharp on 7 Sep 1850 in Crawford, Indiana.

Mary is listed in the 1880 census as living in Spencer, Harrison, Indiana with three of her minor children:

Luella, daughter age 15
Lou, daughter age 13
John, son age 10

No mention of 14 year old Amos which leads me to think he was deceased?

Gerhardt Frederick "Gay" Bock [Parents] was born 17 Aug 1871 in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He died 6 Oct 1935. Gerhardt married Leta Lucetta Mollenbrink on 1896 in Custer County, South Dakota.

Year: 1880; Census Place:  , Pennington, Dakota Territory; Roll: T9_114; Family History Film: 1254114; Page: 109C

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Taken from
"Wyoming From Territorial Days To The Present"
1933 The American Historical Society, Inc.

Gerhardt Frederick Bock resides four and one-half miles northwest of Osage, but has lived in other sections of the West.  He was reared at Rochford, South Dakota, was married in Custer County, that state, and until 1905 lived at Hill City, South Dakota were he operated a meat market.  Coming to Wyoming in the latter year, he was engaged in ranching and raising cattle in the Sundance neighborhood, developing extensive interests there and maintaining them until 1919 when he sold and came to Osage, at which time he established his present residence.  Here he is interested in oil refining and production, as senior member of the firm of G. F. Bock & Sons, refiners and producers.  Although he takes an intelligent interest in public events, he has never cared to align himself with any party but has preferred to vote independent of any ties. During the Spanish-American war, he served as a soldier and belongs to the veteran organization of the survivors.  His fraternal relationships are those which he maintains with the Knights of Pythias.  He married Miss Leta Mollenbrink, who was born in 1880 at Litchfield, Indiana.  Twelve children have been born to him and his wife.

Leta Lucetta Mollenbrink [Parents] was born 26 Aug 1879 in Spencer, Harrison, Indiana. She died Oct 1968 or 69 in location unknown. Leta married Gerhardt Frederick "Gay" Bock on 1896 in Custer County, South Dakota.

Social Security Death records show: LETA BOCK  26 Aug 1879 Oct 1968 69339 (Crawford, Dawes, NE) (none specified) 506-70-0329 Nebraska

Frederick William Bock [Parents] was born 1842 in Holstein, Germany. He died 1918 in Rochford, South Dakota and was buried in Deadwood cemetery, South Dakota. Frederick married Augusta UNKNOWN.

Taken from
"Wyoming From Territorial Days To The Present"
1933 The American Historical Society, Inc.

Frederick William Bock was born in Germany and died at Rochford, South Dakota, in 1918.  He came to the United States in young manhood and pioneered into Omaha, Nebraska, where he built the first flour mill in Nebraska.  Later, he became one of the very earliest miners in the Black Hills of South Dakota and when he left them in was to locate in Rochford, where his long and honorable life terminated.  His remains lie in a plot assigned by the Deadwood Cemetery authorities to the pioneers who came to South Dakota during the days when the Indians were a potent force to be taken into account.  One of his happy recollections was of the days when he hunted buffalo in Wyoming, and his grandson (Gerald Boise Bock, who wrote this review) often listened to his account of these hunts.

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In the 1870 census, Frederick is living in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska.  Here's the way the family is listed:

Frederick Buck 29  Holstein  White  Male    
Augusta Buck 34  Holstein  White  Female
Joseph Buck 6  Holstein  White  Male
George Buck 1  Nebraska  White  Male    
 

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In the 1880 census, Frederick is listed as a Quartz Miner.  He and his family reside in Pennington, Dakota Territory.

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In 1910, the census lists this:
Name:    Gay F Bock
Age in 1910:    39  
Estimated Birth Year:    1870
Birthplace:    Nebraska  
Home in 1910:    SUNDANCE, CROOK, Wyoming
Race:    White  
Gender:    Male  
Series:    T624  
Roll:    1746  
Part:    1  
Page:    98A
Year:    1910

Augusta UNKNOWN was born 1842 in Holstein, Germany. She died date unknown in location unknown. Augusta married Frederick William Bock.

Gerald Boise "Early" Bock [Parents] was born 24 Oct 1899 in Hill City, South Dakota. He died Mar 1962 in Osage, Wyoming. Gerald married Helen L. Roadifer on 17 Jun 1925.

Taken from
"Wyoming From Territorial Days To The Present"
1933 The American Historical Society, Inc.

With the discovery of oil in Weston County came a new era to that region, although for a few years production was retarded because of lack of adequate facilities for refining and transporting the product.  Today, however, these difficulties have been surmounted through the enterprise and far-sightedness of some of the most astute business men in the field, and those composing the firm of G. F. Bock and son belong to this class.  The junior member of the firm, Gerald Boise Bock is still a young man but already he has proved his right to be numbered among the important producers of this part of the state, and associated as he is with his father he enjoys the advantages of the elder's experience in the field.

The birth of Gerald Boise Bock occurred at Hill City, Pennington County, South Dakota, October 24, 1899 and he is a son of Gerhardt Frederick. Bock, the latter of whom was born in Nebraska, August 16, 1871.

Gerald Boise Bock was educated in the public schools of Crook County, Wyoming and the State Normal School, Spearfish, South Dakota and was graduated from its commercial course in 1917.  For the Subsequent two years, he was engaged in operating a public garage at Sundance, but in that year came to the Osage oil fields, and here, as before stated, he has become a successful oil refiner and producer.  He owns a comfortable residence four and one-half miles northwest of Osage.  Like his father, he is independent in politics.  His inclinations have led him to identify himself with the National Pigeon Association, the American King Club, the American Club and the American Homer Association and he still maintains these memberships.  He has the largest pigeon lofts in the State of Wyoming and breeds and raises utility and show pigeons.

Social Security Death records show: GERALD BOCK  Oct 1899 Mar 1962 (not specified) (none specified) 520-01-4182 Wyoming

Helen L. Roadifer [Parents] was born 22 Nov 1905 in Weston County, Wyoming. She died 5 Feb 1989 in Osage, Weston County, Wyoming. Helen married Gerald Boise "Early" Bock on 17 Jun 1925.

Taken from
"Wyoming From Territorial Days To The Present"
1933 The American Historical Society, Inc.

On June 17, 1925, Mr. Gerald Boise Bock was married at Sundance to Miss Helen Roadifer, born in Weston County.  She is the daughter of William Roadifer Jr, born in Indiana in 1862, who came to Wyoming as a pioneer, settling at Sundance, where he still resides and where he is one of the most prominent citizens, having served as Sheriff of Crook County for a number of terms, elected each time at the regular Republican candidate.  During a long period, he has been extensively interested in ranching, and is still active in that caling.  The Episcopal Church holds his membership.  He married Miss Kate Goodrich, who was born in Indiana in 1862.  

The paternal grandfather of Miss Helen Roadifer, William Roadifer Sr was a pioneer farmer of Indiana who died at the advanced age of ninety-six years.  Three children have been born to Gerald and Helen Bock, namely; Anna Marie, Gerhardt William, and Earl Grant, all little ones at home.

Social Security Death Records show: HELEN BOCK  22 Nov 1905 05 Feb 1989 82723 (Osage, Weston, WY) (none specified) 520-52-5845 Wyoming

John Thomas Roark was born 7 May 1899 in Sundance, Crook, Wyoming. He died 19 Jun 1975 in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon. John married Ruby Gladys Bock.

Social Security Death records show: JOHN ROARK  07 May 1899 Jun 1975 97045 (Oregon City, Clackamas, OR) (none specified) 285-10-1355 Ohio

Ruby Gladys Bock [Parents] was born 24 Jan 1902 in Hill City, South Dakota. She died Jun 1984 in Gladstone, Clackamas, OR. Ruby married John Thomas Roark.

No children were born to Ruby and John.

Social Security death records show: RUBY ROARK  24 Jan 1901 Jun 1984 97027 (Gladstone, Clackamas, OR) (none specified) 273-09-1307 Ohio

Theodore "Teddy" Bock [Parents] was born 16 Aug 1904 in Hill City, South Dakota. He died Jan 1984 in Osage, Weston County, Wyoming. Theodore married Laverne Simson about 1928.

Theodore is married in the 1930 census.  He has no kids and he's a truck driver for an oil company.

Social Security Death records show: TEDDY BOCK  16 Aug 1902 Jan 1984 82723 (Osage, Weston, WY) (none specified) 520-28-1031 Wyoming

Laverne Simson was born 1911 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She married Theodore "Teddy" Bock about 1928.

Age 19 and married two years in the 1930 census. No kids.

Frederick William "Butch" Bock [Parents] was born 24 Dec 1907 in Hill City, South Dakota. He died date unknown in Montana. Frederick married Angela "Pinky" Glassee.

Angela "Pinky" Glassee was born estimated 1907. She married Frederick William "Butch" Bock.

James Sterling Warren [Parents] was born 1901 in Wyoming. He died (unknown) in (unknown). James married Edith Lucetta Bock.

Edith Lucetta Bock [Parents] was born 10 Feb 1912 in Sundance, Wyoming. She died 1979 in Porterville, California. Edith married James Sterling Warren.

No children were born to Edith and James.

Alfred Eugene "Dude" Bock [Parents] was born 20 Jun 1914 in Sundance, Wyoming. He died May 2003 in Oregon. Alfred married Irma Phoenix.

Other marriages:

, Nancy

Irma Phoenix was born estimated 1914. She married Alfred Eugene "Dude" Bock.